Chile: Landmark Indictment Of Police Commanders

On 3 January 2024, a regional prosecutor in Santiago, Chile, filed an indictment against three current and former senior commanders of Carabineros de Chile, for their alleged role in the repression of mass protests in Chile in late 2019. The upcoming indictment hearing should be followed by the prosecution and trial of all those responsible for the suffering of thousands, with all the guarantees of due process and fair trial, to fully uphold victims’ rights to truth, justice, reparation and non-repetition.